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Mannerheim
Gustaf Mannerheim was one of the greatest figures of the 20th century. As a young Finnish officer he witnessed the coronation of the last Tsar and was decorated for bravery in the …
A Short History of Beijing
Before China's capital became a sprawling megacity and international centre of business and culture, its fortunes fluctuated under a dozen dynasties. It has been a capital for …
Admiral Togo – Nelson of the East
Togo Heihachiro (1848-1934) was born into a feudal society that had lived in seclusion for 250 years. As a teenage samurai, he witnessed the destruction wrought upon his native …
Marco Polo
The records of the Chinese Yuan dynasty do not mention a Marco Polo at all (and they should), and there aer some suspicious omissions from Polo's text - no tea, no foot-binding, no …
A Short History of Finland
The modern nation of Finland is the heir to centuries of history, as a wilderness at the edge of early Europe, a borderland of the Swedish empire, and a Grand Duchy of tsarist …
A Short History of the Silk Road
The Silk Road is a route from the edges of the European world to the central plains of China. For thousands of years, its history has been a traveller's history, of brief …
Prince Saionji: Japan
The Japanese delegation at the Paris Peace Conference did not have the Japanese prime or foreign ministers with them as they had only just been elected and had plenty to do back …
Short History of Beijing
A guide to the history of China's capital, from before its rise to prominence as the seat of empires to the 2022 Winter Olympics. Before China s capital became a sprawling megacity …
Wellington Koo: China
Born in Shanghai and raised in the city's International Settlement, Gu Weijun, a.k.a. Wellington Koo (1887-1985) became fluent in English during his postgraduate studies abroad - …
Armchair Traveller's History of Beijing
As China's global influence continues to rise, its capital, Beijing, has become increasingly important-and a popular tourist destination, greeting close to five million …
Short History of Tokyo
Tokyo, which in Japanese means the "e;Eastern Capital,"e; has only enjoyed that name and status for 150 years. Until the middle of the nineteenth century, the city that is …
Admiral Togo
Togo Heihachiro (1848-1934) was born into a feudal society that had lived in seclusion for 250 years. As a teenage samurai, he witnessed the destruction wrought upon his native …